"The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence."

-- John F. Kennedy

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Greek Quotes

“My whole life, my whole soul, my whole spirit is to blow that horn.”
“Don't sell out who you really are to make others happy.”

Source : "Jo Dee Messina: On Turning Life into Song". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“The other thing that happened was that we have a tendency to project our own weaknesses onto another woman. I don't think men do that particularly.”
“Boredom is an instrument of social control. Power is the power to impose boredom, to command stasis, to combine this stasis with anguish. The real tedium, deep tedium, is seasoned with terror and with death.”
“'Oh! Darling' was a great one of Paul's that he didn't sing too well. I always thought I could have done it better-it was more my style than his. He wrote it, so what the hell, he's going to sing it.”
“I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.”
“What to know about pain is how little we do to deserve it, how simple it is to give, how hard to lose.”

Source : Frederick Busch (2013). “The Stories of Frederick Busch”, p.11, W. W. Norton & Company
“I don't think you can really be proud of being gay because it isn't something you've done. You can only be proud of not being ashamed.”

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